Shannen Doherty has been battling cancer for years. The veteran star has also been open about her journey and recently got candid about her declining health and the possibility of dying.<\/p>\n
Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2015. Sadly, she was forced to disclose the illness after legal documents surfaced. She had filed a lawsuit against her former business manager, who failed to pay her insurance premiums, leaving her unable to receive medical treatment.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit revealed the actress \u201cdiscovered that she had invasive breast cancer\u201d and that it had already spread during 2014, which was the period when she was uninsured. After the lawsuit made headlines, Doherty confirmed the diagnosis:<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I have breast cancer, and I am currently undergoing treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two years later, in April 2017, the \u201cCharmed\u201d alum shared on her Instagram that her cancer was in remission. She did not know how to react to the news and felt overwhelmed.<\/p>\n
The actress admitted that the next five years would be \u201ccrucial\u201d while acknowledging she knew cancer could return. As she predicted, it did, this time as a form of stage 4, Doherty revealed during an interview on \u201cABC News\u201d in February 2020.<\/p>\n
The TV star, who is best known for starring in \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210,\u201d alongside Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling, divulged that she had kept mum about the news for a year and, up until that point, had not processed things yet:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a bitter pill to swallow, in a lot of ways.\u201d<\/p>\n
In January 2023, Doherty underwent surgery where doctors had to remove a tumor in her head and do a biopsy. She revealed this in an Instagram post five months later showing a video of her in the hospital and captioned it:<\/p>\n
\u201cI am clearly trying to be brave, but I am petrified. The fear was overwhelming to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doherty Gives Health Update & Talks about Death
\nDoherty spoke frankly about the disease in a recent interview. She revealed that her cancer spread to her bones while also mentioning the possibility of passing away:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not afraid of death because I know where I\u2019m going. [\u2026] I think I\u2019d be afraid of death if I wasn\u2019t a good person, but I am. I don\u2019t want to die, that\u2019s the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n